"Game of Thrones:" Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, bottom photo), also known as the Kingslayer and not-so-secret lover of his twin sister Queen Cercei, gets his unsavory nickname from an event described in the show where he literally stabbed former King Aerys in the back. "The Witcher 2:" The hero of the game, who resembles a haunted version of Jaime Lannister, is monster-hunting mutant Geralt of Rivia (top photo). Geralt, a so-called witcher, gets unfairly labeled a kingslayer after a mysterious assassin slices the throat of King Foltest and frames Geralt. VERDICT: "The Witcher 2:" Despite his sinister looks, Geralt is easily more sympathetic than a guy who commits incest and then tosses a kid from a tower to cover it up.

"Game of Thrones:" Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, bottom photo), also known as the Kingslayer and not-so-secret lover of his twin sister Queen Cercei, gets his unsavory nickname from an event described in the show where he literally stabbed former King Aerys in the back. "The Witcher 2:" The hero of the game, who resembles a haunted version of Jaime Lannister, is monster-hunting mutant Geralt of Rivia (top photo). Geralt, a so-called witcher, gets unfairly labeled a kingslayer after a mysterious assassin slices the throat of King Foltest and frames Geralt. VERDICT: "The Witcher 2:" Despite his sinister looks, Geralt is easily more sympathetic than a guy who commits incest and then tosses a kid from a tower to cover it up. (HBO/Atari)

Full-frontal nudity, bastards, dwarves and, of course, dragons. If those things sound familiar to TV watchers, it's probably because the new role-playing game "The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings," released last week for Xbox 360, bears more than a passing resemblance to HBO's fantasy TV series "Game of Thrones." Beyond the premium cable staples of gory violence, expletive-heavy language and bodice-ripping sex scenes, "The Witcher 2," based on a series of books by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, also contains the complicated political intrigue, backstabbing and nuanced morality of "Game of Thrones." But the question remains: Could "The Witcher 2" steal the "Game of Thrones" crown as the rightful king of adult-oriented fantasy? Time for a RedEye duel to the death. Ryan Smith, RedEye special contributor